INDIA
High courts should restrain from making off-the-cuff remarks: SC
While hearing a suo moto case on the prevailing Covid situation in the country, a Supreme Court bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud, Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat observed that any off-the-cuff remark made by the high courts may be damaging to persons and can given misgivings about them.
Bengal announces partial lockdown amid Covid surge
An order issued under the powers conferred in Section 22 of the Disaster Management Act by Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay said that all shopping complexes, malls, cinemas halls, beauty parlours, restaurants and bars, gyms, swimming pools, spas and sports complexes will remain closed till further notice.
Rajasthan to vaccinate those aged 35-45 yrs from May 1
Serum Institute of India has approved our proposal of providing 3 lakh vaccine (Covishield) doses to Rajasthan and hence we are starting the vaccination drive for this age group at 11 districts where corona infection is the highest, Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma said.
Punjab defers Phase 3 of Covid vaccination for 18-45 yr group
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said as the balance of unutilised vaccines had to be returned to the Centre by all private health facilities by Friday evening, these facilities would have no vaccines to administer from Saturday for 45 plus population, while they could not vaccinate 18-45 age group as they had no supplies for the same.
Are states that have announced free Covid vaccination from May 1 ready?
As on today more than 2.45 crore beneficiaries have registered themselves on Co-WIN digital platform for the crucial third phase of vaccination. With the massive shortage of vaccines reported and also the need for the required infrastructure for the vaccination, are the States ready for this mammoth drive?
More Oxygen Express trains on way to Haryana, MP, UP, Telangana
Even as various parts of the country report shortage of oxygen, the Indian Railways on Friday said that more Oxygen Express trains with 126 MT of the life-saving gas are on way to Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Telangana.
Armed forces get more emergency financial powers to fight Covid surge
These are in addition to the emergency powers delegated to the medical officers of the armed forces last week, a Defence Ministry statement said. Invoking special provisions, Rajnath Singh granted the emergency powers to empower the armed forces and speed up their efforts in tide over the current Covid-19 situation in the country.
COVID 19 second wave: 10 facts to know about the 'Indian strain' of Coronavirus
This surge in COVID cases and the second wave itself is being attributed to a variant of the Coronavirus named B.1.167. This strain is definitely more severe and transmissible than the previous strain. However, not everything is in black and white right now, according to the experts.
Citizens' lives are at stake, cooperate with Centre: SC to Delhi govt
"Politics is for the time of elections, but now the citizens' lives are at stake," a Supreme Court bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud, Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat observed during the hearing. The top court also praised the work done by the officials to mitigate the effects of the unfolding crisis.
Punjab CM rules out complete lockdown for now
Lockdown is not a solution, as it will lead to exodus of labourers and force them to go to states with even lesser medical facilities, said Amarinder Singh, as he directed the district administrations to enforce all restrictions strictly and to stop dine-in facility in all high positivity areas, with Covid testing of staff in restaurants by the health department.
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